i'm natalie morales in for brian tonight. for president obama it's been a long weekend of laying the groundwork to get congress's seal of approval to take military action against syria. tomorrow the president's top advisers will continue to make the case as debate intensifies over what is at stake for the u.s. and syria. we begin with peter alexander at the white house. peter, good evening. >> reporter: natalie, good evening to you. with a series of urgent calls and meetings, this has been a busy weekend for the president and his national security team, trying to sell their plan for strikes in syria as they face deep divisions within congress. the fierce debate over u.s. military action in syria is not confined to washington. at a town hall in connecticut today -- >> the united states can't let dictators kill their own people and do nothing. >> i really think for their warmongers who basically talking about going and shoot and bomb, et cetera, put them in the front lines and let me see how they will fire and shoot. >> reporte

natalie is still in high school. a senior, she's already polished every science class they offer here. now she works with a teacher helping to prepare lessons for younger students. lessons involving things like necklaces made from light sensitive beads. the goal, make science fun for young kids, just like it has been for natalie. >> it's the idea that science is so fun that's kept me going. >> all the way to a first grade project to her latest work with breast cancer cells. all something natalie says she could not have done if she didn't really like what she was doing. >> it seems torturous if it's the parents their kids to do it. >> natalie manages to find the time to play on monte vista's golf team as well. it requires a lot of work and many failures before one sees success, much like science. >> there's that feeling when you discover something new that's really special. i'm waiting for another moment like that. >> while she's doing the research at stanford, it was an internship where she did the work on breast can

y natali continÚa como testigo. queda poner mÁs atenciÓn con eso de las redes. y no podemos confiar en nadie. >>> bueno, al ser capturado leonel zamora podrÍa ser condenado a 50 aÑos de asesinato, y otros 50 por secuestro. muy lamentable. >>> anoche eugenio derbez hizo un anuncio que muchos mexicanos le van a agradecer. verÓnica hablo con Él. >>> muchas gracias por tu tiempo. >>> gracias, al contrario. un gusto platicar contigo. >>> Éxito rotundo la pelÍcula, cÓmo surge esta idea de donar para esta causa. >>> la pelÍcula estÁ filmada en acapulco, estuve a buscar locaciones hasta filmar la pelÍcula ahi, y contactamos al gobierno de guerrero infinidad de veces, convivimos con la gente, el verlo devastado, destrozado como lo vimos y te repito, despuÉs de filmar ahÍ esta pelÍcula, no nos podemos quedar con los brazos cruzados, y hablamos con los productores, con la distribuidora de allÁ y logramos convencerlos que donara la taquilla de hoy viernes para los damnificados. >>> llegaste a imaginar la dimenciÓn de esta trage

a pesar que la madre seÑalaban a natali y su madre como los autores del hecho.n embargo, a medida que las autoridades continÚan su pesquisa, se va armando un escenario donde natali puede ser cÓmplice de una trampa para atraer jovencitos uno de los indicios que han encontrado es que la mujer tenÍa por lo menos, 7 perfiles diferentes en facebook. >>> incluso, hay informaciÓn de que ella le pedÍa dinero a tommy para su subsistencia. de hecho tenemos informaciÓn que posiblemente tommy, venÍa a verla, porque el dÍa lunes siguiente era su cumpleaÑos y ademÁs de eso le traia una cantidad de dinero. >>> los padres de tommy no han podido recuperarse del trÁgico fin de su hijo. y ahora no pueden dejar de pensar en que podrÍan hacer para evitarlo. >>> poner mÁs atenciÓn con eso de las redes. >>> no podemos confiar en nadie. >>> bueno, capturado y hallado culpable. podrÍa s estar 50 aÑo cÁrcel por asesinato y secuestro. vamos a estar atentos de lo que pase. eugenio derbez hizo un anuncio en un noticiero de televisiÓn que muchos mexicanos le grado cera muchÍsimo. sin duda. v

in a statement they say: >> natalie is looking for applications online and at job fairs. she has a seven-year-old daughter to support. >> they are taking advantage of kids that don't understand fees and debit cards, and people who are less fortunate or struggling to find a job. >> natalie would rather be unemployed than watch her small salary become smaller, without touching her money. >> the consumer financial protection bureau issued a bulletin warning employees that it's against using pay roll cards to pay workers, workers must be able to choose how to receive their wages. >> decades of debt and a losing streak ahead on al jazeera. the marlin stadium and how it did not deliver. >>> welcome back. let's look at the top stories. congress moved the federal government one step closer to a shutdown. this morning the house of representatives passed a bill funding the government past monday, only if congress agrees to delay the affordable health care and kill a tax to pay for the act. the bill moves to the senate where democrats promised to reject it. international inspectors

. >> natalie used to like working at mcdonald's until the company gave her a payroll card, loaded up with her wage and used at an atm like a debit card. the problem is fees, lots of them. natalie was not given a choice. >> i called hire up to see if they could do a direct deposit, a check, something. they told me i could activate the card or not get paid. >> she quit, hired a lawyer and sued mcdonald's. >> let's look at the fees. if natalie used the payroll card now, each time she checked her balance it would cost between $1-$3. each purchase made with the card brings a fee of $0.50. withdrawing cash costs up to $6. if you chose not to use the card she could be penalised with an inactivity fee of $750. that -- $7.50, not leaving much when you earn $7.35. >> big retailsers are using the card. companies can save millions by switching to the payroll card. >> the payroll industry is growing, it's relatively new. there's a wide range of companies involved, a spectrum of costs associated with the cards, protections that people get, and other kinds of abusive practices. >> corporations insi

(natalie) who would do that? oh, my god. natalie! they're listening. what?eant was, i didn't solve the case. i wish i had, i'm completely stumped. what are you talking about? no, wait. what i really meant was, i did solve the case. the diamond is in the philippines. we gotta go the airport, fly to the-- forget about it. just run! run! there are lots of jamie"jamies" out there,... huh? but that doesn't mean we're all the same. just like greek yogurts. that's why i prefer activia greek. you got that right jamie, there's nothing like it! exactly, because activia greek is the only greek with exclusive probiotic bifidus regularis, and it helps regulate your digestive system. i love its thick creamy texture! mmm! the greek nonfat yogurt that helps tummies smile! activia greek... like no other greek yogurt. ♪ dannon [ dog ] we found it together.upbeat ] on a walk, walk, walk. love to walk. yeah, we found that wonderful thing. and you smiled. and threw it. and i decided i would never, ever leave it anywhere. because that wonderful, bouncy, roll-around thing... had m

natalie would rather be natalie would rather b natalie would rather be ou owinnatalie would rather be ou owiou owing >>> a team of scientists in south korea created a strain of bacteria that could be the future of fuel production. al jazeera's correspondent has the report. >> at this university they are celebrating a break through. using a genetically modified version of e-coli the team breaks down into fatty acids and gasso lean. >> the reason why i use ecoli is it's very easy to manipulate and information is well informed. >> similar methods elsewhere produced diesel. this is the first time petrol has been made in this way. the resulting lik quid could go into a conventional car. at the moment it would take a long time to fill up a tank. >> for every litre of the culture they create using sugar and bacteria, only half of woun gram of fuel will be produced. >> at an industrial scale the production of ethan knoll from sugar cane. the results is that it makes the fuel used in millions of internal combustion engines, without the need to convert them. it faces questions about using energ

>> natalie does.here there is a few restaurant chain loyalty, they find dining usually comes down to which place offers the best boz. the consumer edge found the most popular chain was buffalo wild wings. >> i never been to one. >> no. 2 is applebees. >> outback steakhouse. >> buffalo wild wings is like hooter's without the girls with the shirts. >> i don't know without that element. >> i think the baboon wouldn't be happy. >> a family bonner. >> buffalo wild wings love that explanation. >> no, it is more like a sports bar meets a family oriented sports bar meets a wild wing phase. >> oh, that's discretion. >> it's much better than saying it's a family version. >> you can go eat wings and watch the game without the distraction. >> what distraction? >> why don't you walk your way over to the weather wall. >> i like red lobster, missile. >> i like this cheesecake factory. >> you know what, hashtag orange room, send us your favorite chain restaurant. we will get going in there, see what's going on. all r

we like it when natalie blushes on a it when natalie blushes early on a monday morning.n we get a time-out for a second? i can give you a bit of advice. look around. take it all in. enjoy every second of this. because there's a good chance they won't ask you back next year. you got to give them a little tippy tap. >> i am not going to do anything like that. that is far too gay. >> now look at a bunch of amateurs hoping to

so yes, i do. - natalie, tell him. - there is no party. - why is she smiling then?- teeger, quit winking. look, monk, i-- - she winked again! - i need you to focus. randy, fill him in. - uh, bradley foster, graduated m.i.t. 1982. worked for general electric for ten years. then he just disappeared, fell off the radar. - apparently he started drinking, uh, washing dishes, moving from job to job. he ended up living here pushing a broom. - uh-huh. aha, i knew it. i knew it. confetti. where are they? okay, you can come out wherever you are. - monk, no that's not confetti that's shredded paper. it's what we-- see there's the shredder right there, that's material evidence. let's put it back. thank you. what do you got? it's been chewed. - the lawyer. - the heart attack? - he was here. about yoplait's fall favorites. so we brought pumpkin pie and apple crisp back for a limited time. see? you really do call the shots. ♪ yoplait. it is so good. ♪ helps over a thousand phomeless dogs and cats find new homes every day, but we can't do it without you. find your new best friend a

natalie has alreasigned off on project.for young kids, just like it has been for natalie. >> it's the idea that science is so fun that kept me going. >> kept going, all the way from a first grade experiment on geysers to her latest, work why the 25,000 scholarship. >>. >> it's so difficult to actually get through the project. i don't know. it just doesn't seem possible. >> what also doesn't seem possible is that natalie manages to find the time to play on monta advised a girls' golf team as well. he said she likes to spend the time outdoors. then given, it work -- there's a gut feeling when everything is new and very special and everything else adds up to that so i'm just waiting for another moment like that. >> much more ahead on "today in the bay," the waterfront arena get a major boost with the stroke of a 10. >> and we're tracking a few showers for tomorrow, especially if you live near the bay, you want to pay attention. we detail your forecast after this. stay tuned. >>> welcome back on this saturday morning. plenty of

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natalie is looking for work online and at job fairs. she has a seven-year-old daughter to support. >> they are taking advantage of underage kids who don't understand fees and deb it cards. they are taking advantage of people who are less fortunate or struggling to find a job. >> natalie would rather be unemployed than watch her small salary become smaller without touching her money. >> the consumer financial protection bureau warned companies against using only payroll cards to pay employees. by law workers must be able to choose how to receive wages. >> still ahead - what happens when a huge investment in a new sports stadium doesn't pay off. that is next. >> and the team having a season to forget has a day to remember. back with that story. >> clrz >> 30 tourists were rescued after a boat caught fire in london in the river thames. passengers jumped into the water to escape the flames. the tourist were riding on a duck boat everywhere got out, and no one was seriously hurt. >> build it, they will come. in miami the promise of a new sta

. >> natalie used to like working at mcdonald's, until the company gave her a payroll card. it's loaded up with a wage, which is used at an atm like a debit card. the problem fees - and lots of them. natalie was not given a choice. >> i went home and called hire ups to see if they could find a way, a direct deposit, a check, something. they told me i could activate the card or not get paid. >> she quit, hired a lawyer and sued mcdonald's. let's look at the fees. if natalie used the payroll card now, each time she checked her balance it would cost between $1 and $3. purchases brings a fee of $0.50. withdrawing cash, up to $6. if she chose not to use the card she could be charged with an enactive fee of $7.50. >> most big name rel tailers retailers and restaurants use the cards. companies can save millions by switching from paychecks to payroll cards. >> the card industry is growing. it's been around for a while. it's a wide range of companies involved. there's a spectrum of costs associated with the cards. protections that people get. and other kinds of abusive practices. >>

natalie is in d.c.>>> the love of his life, tom brokaw on a person and place near and dear to his heart. >> an act of kindness by a mysterious donor that takes the police by surprise. today, tuesday, september 17th, 2013. >> i changed my outfit. >> she had that on under the other one. >> hey, we're from phoenix, arizona, what up matt lauer? >> all the way from north dakota and minnesota to celebrate my mom's retirement. girl's trip. >> good morning, how are you? >> we're celebrating birthdays, 75 and 66 and they're still hot. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome back to today. i'm savannah guthrie along side matt lauer, al roker, and carson daly. i changed my outfit. i wish i put on long johns. >> it's chilly. >> look ativan van. >> we have jackets on. >> but to clear up the reference in the opening an amazing act of speed and agility, about 15 minutes before air time you were in a different outfit. you said i'm not feeling it and you came back three minutes later in a new outfit. >> it was too tight. i

good morning. >> good morning, natalie. years old, she lives by the motto if you first don't succeed, treu, trey, try, try, and try again. and this morning, she has made it further than she ever has before. as you take a look at the map here, she made it 90 miles from cuba. her team says the final 10 miles or so is a battle against exhaustion. diana nyad has tried and failed before but quitting is not in her make up. 64 years old and she is at it again. >> i love you all, thank you for everything. >> reporter: on saturday, she once again enthusiastically jumped in the water off the coast of cuba and with no finns to propel her, started swimming toward florida. her mental game -- >> then make it through the day. then make it through the night. that's my idea. day finished. now get a new goal. get through the night. and hopefully we're going to do it three days, three nights, and make it over. >> reporter: she first tried this cuba to florida swim 35 years ago when she was 28 years old. each time she has had to contend with s

natalie has a check of all the headlines. hey, natalie. >>> good morning, everyone.ties in the wake of the mass shooting monday at the washington d.c. navy yard that left 12 people and the gunman dead. aaron alexis was able to enter the facility monday carrying a shotgun and investigators say he still had security clearance to work at the yard despite problem with the military and encounter with the police and concerns about mental illness including his come planlts that he was hearing voices. >> calls for search rescue versus tapered off in colorado. they will focus on trying to contact several hundred people still unaccounted for since flooding began weeks ago. they're counting the number of washed out roads and collapsed bridges that could take years to rebuild. >> police in north carolina released a 911 call for the night a former football player was shot and killed. a police officer is charged with manslaughter accused of firing his weapon a dozen times. >> reporter: today a memorial is growing near a scene of confusion. >> there's a guy breaking in my front doo

natalie?of george zimmerman made a surprising admission earlier on "today" when matt asked that she now has doubts her husband acted in self-defense when he shot unarmed teenager trayvon martin even though he was acquitted. here's what she had to say. >> i think anyone would doubt that innocence. because i don't know the person that i've been married to. >> shellie zimmerman filed for divorce less than two months after her husband's acquittal. the couple's private dispute spilled into the public eye this month when shellie called police during a domestic dispute. no charges were filed after that incident. >>> a passenger plane on its way to the uk was left on autopilot while both pilots slept last month. the information was just revealed by aviation officials in england. civil aviation authority has not announced which airline was involved. apparently the pilots agreed to take turns taking short naps. but at one point during the flight, one of the pilots woke up to discover they were both slee

> reporter: she has been elusive, known to travel on a fake south african passport under the name natalie webb. in 2011, kenyan authorities raided three home in moom bassa including one used by lewthwaite. there she found similar bomb material to those used in the london bombings. they arrested people for plotting to bomb tourist areas but they were too late to catch samantha lewthwaite. do those pieces up up to the potential involvement? the analyst peter bergen doesn't think so. >> that doesn't fit with how these groups operate.

miguel, good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning.their product every day. so if apple does roll out a new iphone today, the question is will it live up to the hype? at their best, apple products are designed to change the way we experience the world. those white earbuds alone iconic. now apple insiders say they're expecting new changes today to the product, some 53 million americans already own and can't live without. the iphone. >> man, the rumors are all over the place on this one. especially a lot of leaks are happening. >> reporter: what's going to change? apple isn't commenting but the internet is abuzz with what could be next. the new iphone could be faster with a better camera flash. but will it have a feature straight out of james bond? fingerprint security. >> a sensor in the grip. >> this kind of technology would render the iphone useless should a thief grab it and you report it stolen. >> reporter: what about something that's truly for everyone? rumor is for the first time two new iphones will be released today. one high e

(natalie) yeah? the killer didn't use it.ording to this floor plan, he would have had to go all the way around, back through the kitchen. it was crowded, it was risky. somebody could have seen him. but he wouldn't use it, the alarm would sound. exactly. whoever killed this woman read that sign. and pablo can't read. do you think he's innocent? you do, don't you? the dead model, right? i remember this case. i did the work on this one myself. is there any new evidence? no. monk met the killer's mother. she's a shirt inspector. she swears he's innocent. oh, i know. that's the hardest part of the job, the mothers crying and pleading. that's one thing i'm not gonna miss. where are you going? didn't you hear? i'm retiring. there's a party for me on friday if you wanna come. cool, absolutely. i'm there. you're retiring? how old are you? 46. did you win the lottery? no, i've been investing. in real estate. what have you been doing with your savings? uh, eating. you know, i need to talk to my accountant. wait, you have an accountant?

natalie. >> gabe guttiierrez in charles south carolina. another car and slammed into this wall in brooklyn, new york. it split the car in half. but the reinforced passenger area kept the driver safe. it's remarkable when you see that video that the driver is okay. it is 8:05 right now. let's go back outside to al for a check of your weather. hey, al. >> go ahead and sign. take your time and sign. >> savannah was studying to be a doctor when she was younger. >> let's show you what we have, our pick city of the day happens to be cleveland, ohio. on one of the great lakes, one of the great locations in the nation. the next three days starts off cool today but as we get into thursday, nice and mild. 72 degrees. the rest of the country, we're looking at afternoon temperatures getting up into the 90s throughout much of texas. chilly in northern new england. pacific northwest and as far as sky conditions are concerned, we have plenty of sunshine here in the east and rain through florida. look for more wet weather in the pacific northwest. >> good

natalie is looking for work online. she has a seven-year-old daughter to support. >> they are taking advantage of underage kids who don't understand fees, and deb it cards. they are taking advantage of people who are less fortunate or struggling to find a job. >> natalie would rather be unemployed than watch her small salary become smaller without touching her money. >> the u.s. consumer financial protection bureau issued a bulletin warning employers about using only a card. workers must be able to choose how to receive their wages. >> a popular cook who taught many how to cook has died. her husband translated her books into english. she was named for simple recipes. her tomato sauce recipe contained tomatoes, salt and sugar. >> a crackdown on the golden dawn group is prompting protests. barnaby phillips has more. >> the leaders of the golden dawn marched into court at the end of a dramatic day in athens. this sudden change in the far right party's fortunes will delight many greeks. not all. supporters of golden dawn ga

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. >> natalie used to like walking at mcdonald's until the company gave her a pay roll card. it's loaded with an employee wage and then used at the atm. the problem - fees. >> i called hire-ups to find another way of direct deposit, a cheque, something. they said i could activate the card or not get paid. >> she quit, hired a lawyer and sued mcdonald's. if natalie used the card now each time she checked her balance it would cost between $1 and $3. each purchase brings a fee of $0.50. withdrawing cash costs up to $6. if she was cautious and didn't use the card she'd be charged with an inactivity fee of $7.50. it's not much when you are paid $12.50 an hour. the card is becoming popular. companies save millions a year by switching from pay cheques to pay roll cards. >> the prepay card industry is growing. it's been around for a while. it's new. there's a wide range of companies involved. there's a spectrum of costs associated with the cards, protections that people get, and other kinds of abusive practices. >> corporations insist they offer staff multiple ways to be paid and it

natalie. >> thank you. the ntsb investigating the fiery crash in california after the small plane ran off the runway and slammed into a hangar. we have mike taibbi with the latest in california. good morning. >> good morning, natalie. officials still don't know how many people were on board the eight-seat cessna. they call the crash unsurvivable. >> we were playing baseball and we heard a boom. >> reporter: according to the faa, the twin engine cessna citation similar to this one took off from hailey, idaho, veered off the runway and crashed into a fire. >> the runway is not clear. we need you there immediately. >> with the flames, he felt it could have been put out with a fire extinguisher and there was an explosion. >> reporter: firefighters battled the blaze, but unable to get to the with wreckage. >> during the collapse, the sheet metal wrapped around the plane and encasing it. to get that off will take a while. >> reporter: the flames and wreckage prevented officials on providing information on board o

. >> reporter: natalie used to like working at mcdonald's until the company gave her a payroll card. it's loaded up with an employee's wage used at an atm like a debit card. the problem? fees and lots of them. natalie wasn't given a choice. >> i went home and called higher-ups to see if they could find another way, direct deposit, a check, something. they told me i could activate the card or not get paid. >> reporter: so she quit, hired a lawyer and sued mcdonald's. let's have a look at those fees. if fatly was using the payroll card now, each time she checked her balance it's $1 to $3. each purchase brings a fee of 50 cents. withdrawing cash can cost up to $ $6. if you didn't use the card she could being penalized with an inactivity fee of $7.50. that doesn't leave much when you earn $7.25. about 50 u.s. companies use the payroll card system. most are big name retailers and restaurants and is increasingly popular. companies can save millions a year by switching to payroll cards. >> the prepay card industry is happenedly growing. it's been around for a while, but it's still relativel

natalie?carolina, thank you. >>> a spectacular crash caught on tape is going viral on the internet. a $400,000 lamborghini collided with another car, then it slammed into the wall this brooklyn, new york. the impact as you see there, split the car in half. but the luxury car's reinforced passenger area kept the driver safe. remarkable when you see that video. the driver is okay. it is 8:05. let's go back outside to al for a check of your weather. hey, al. >>> go ahead and sign. >> oh, yes. >> savannah was studying to be a doctor when she was younger. let's show you what we have, our pick city of the day happens to be cleveland, ohio. along one of the great lakes, great locations in the nation. next three days, starts off cool today. but as we get into thursday, going to be nice and mild. 72 degrees, rest of the country here's whatter with looking at, afternoon temperatures, getting up into the 90s. chilly northern new england, pacific northwest, 90s in the southwest. as far as sky conditions a

if natalie was using the payroll card now, each time she checked her balance it would cost between $1 and $3. each purchase made with the card has a fee of 50 cents, withdrawing cash costs up to $6 and if you chose to be cautious and not use the card she could be penalized with an inactivity fee of $7.50. that doesn't leave much when you earn $7.25 an hour. about 50 u.s. companies use the payroll card system. most are big name retailers and restaurants and it's becoming increasingly popular. companies can save up to millions of dollars a year by switching from paychecks to cards. >> the prepaid card industry is rapidly growing. it's been around a while, but it's still relatively new. there's a wide range of companies involved. there's a whole spectrum of costs associated with these cards, protections that people get, and other kinds of abusive practices. >> reporter: corporations insist they offer staff multiple ways to be paid so the payroll card helps lower wage workers that don't have wage accounts. walgreens started to use it as a pilot program in 2004. its employees have the opti

. >> and i'm matt lauer along side al roker and natalie morales. you got to see the damage firsthand. >> we really did. it's stunning. you have to see it as well. when you see it in person, not within the confines of your television set it takes your breath away. >> good to have you back. we'll see that interview with the vice president coming up. >> we're baby crazy around here. we continue our week long series called born today. we share add maizing moments when couples had their babies live on tv. well, this morning, not to be outdone, a live conception. before your mind goes crazy with that, we're in an operating room when a couple undergoes in vitro fertilization. >> before that, the rapidly changing situation in nairobi where it's moved into a fourth day. let's get right to ron allen with the latest. ron, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, matt. yes, the siege may not be completely over. we heard a couple of loud explosions this morning and gunfire coming from the mall back there. a top kenyan official continues to insist that u.s.

natalie you guessed this earlier. a second. >> we are using them for pantie hose because you stuff them in there and write what they are and they're stored. >> kitchen utensils in the bedroom. useful for the bedroom. >> rolling pin. >> rolling pin, muffin pans and cork board like everyone has laying around their house. >> sure. >> so here we are with the rolling pin for bracelet storage. >> oh. >> you can paint it and decorate it as you'll see here. >> do people have a lot of extra rolling pins. >> how often do you use yours al. >> i use it for baking. >> and the muffin pan, i took paint and made it look decorative. it looks nice on the dresser and holds your trinkets and stuff. >> very nice. >> and the cork board as i talked about here. >> i'll help you on this side. >> i found this decorative corkboard at marshalls for under $30 but you can use any cork board. paint it, decorate it and hang them on there. keeps them from getting tangled up. >> pencil pouches. >> i got them for $1. you can use them for organizing you

natalie tejada of our affiliate in birmingham has more. >> they came to birmingham 16th street baptist church today to reflect. >> sunday in 1963, love and forgiveness would be put to the test. a bomb planted by a white supremacist ripped through the building, 200 people were inside. 22 were injured. denise mcnair, carole robertson, addie mae collins and cynthia wesley, four little girls all under the age of 15 were killed. former secretary of state condoleezza rice, a birmingham native was a friend of denise mcnair. >> i said to my parents as the events were unfolding on television, why do they hate us so much? and i remember my father simply saying, they are hateful men, they are just hateful men. >> the horrific attack shocked the nation making america take a deep look at racial inequality and injustice. >> it also strengthened the civil rights movement and helped influence the passage of the landmark civil right bill of 1964. but today in birmingham, they came to remember. >> in looking forward, it is truly that we honor their sacrifice if we remember that equality and justice for

i'm savannah guthrie along side matt lauer, al roker, and natalie morales.> they would listen to batdad. >> he would be matdad. >> yeah. let's take a look at what's making news today. senator ted cruz of texas took to the senate floor on tuesday afternoon. you know what, nearly a day later, he is still there talking. this is his attempt to block funding for obamacare. >> a four-day standoff at aiken ju -- a kenyan shopping mall is over. >> and the jackson's battle with concert promoters. >> and we have jeff rossen here with an eye opening report. why isn't the government doing more to prevent the devastating accidents where kids are caught in your blind spot with tragic consequences. there was supposed to be a fix required years ago. what's taking so long? jeff will look into it. >> plus, what you think about fighting in front of your kids. head to today.com and use the #orangeroom. you might be surprised by what the expert versus s have to say it. >> you may have gone to war with your kids over tattoos but now the army is drawing the line when it comes to b

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. >> good morning, natalie. officials say they don't know yet how many people were aboard this 8-seat jet when it crashed into a hanger at santa monica airport late yesterday afternoon but they did call the crash unsurvivab unsurvivable. >> we were playing baseball down behind the house and heard a boom. >> according to the federal aviation administration, the twin engine similar to this one took off from haley, idaho last night and veered off the run way and crashed into a hanger and caught fire. >> the runway is not accessible at this time. >> unit three, we had a citation run off the end of the runway there. we haven't responded to them. we need you there immediately. >> you felt like it could have been put out with a fire extinguisher and there was an explosion. >> firefighters battled the blaze but were unable to get to the wreckage. >> it caused the hanger to collapse and during the collapse the sheet metal wrapped itself around the plane and was incasing it and to get that off is going to take awhile. >>

natalie's inside. >> good morning, everyone.senate open all night long. kelly o'donnell joins us from capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. for more than 20 hours and counting, ted cruz has been on his feet and on the floor protesting the president's health care law. wanting to see obama care defunded or delayed. some republicans didn't want him to take this dramatic step because they don't have the votes to block it with just a vehicle to go before a possible government shutdown. meanwhile, the white house is doing its best to make a pitch for the benefits of the health care law. that included having presidents obama and clinton together in new york yesterday. other officials talking about what they see are the good points of the health care law. still back here at the senate, there are those republicans who were critical who are now trying to back up cruz and give him support on the floor. he can't keep talking all day, but for now he's still going. a vote should happen in a couple of hours. >> thanks

matt and natalie are off today.ted airlines flight heading to seattle was forced to make an emergency landing after reports the pilot suffered a heart attack. we now learned that a crew member died at the hospital. >>> in washington, today, the senate expected to approve legislation to avoid a government shutdown but house republicans won't accept it. >> an arrest warrant is issued for a woman known as the white widow for plotting to attack tourist resorts in kenya. >>> straight ahead, a warning about the new fees your bank could be charging you. even one for talking to the teller. >> should companies be required to give new parents paid leave? we'll hear from moms and dads and a lawmaker making a push for that. >> we'll begin this half hour with rossen reports new developments in a case we first broke. a criminal hacking into miss teen usa's webcam. today jeff rossen has the latest on this. good morning to you. >> good morning. this is about as creepy as it gets. authority sas this man was spying on miss teen usa i

>> nabbed. >> hey, natalie morales. >> good morning.face with vladimir putin. an ally of syria and a critic of threatened u.s. military strikes. that meeting was called off last month after russia granted asylum to edward snowden. in sweden wednesday, the president acknowledged that u.s./russian relations have now hit a wall. >> and where our interests overlap, we should pursue common action. where we've got differences we should be candid about them. >> meantime, in washington, the senate foreign relations committee narrowly approved a resolution wednesday authorizing u.s. military action against the ruling regime in syria. >>> ohio prison officials have launched two investigations into the suicide of cleveland kidnapper ariel castro. he was in protective custody when he managed to hang himself with a bed sheet tuesday night. one investigation will see if he received the proper mental and health care. he was sentenced to life in prison for tormenting three children and holding them captive for three years. >>> more trouble for george z

beyond our weather report natalie and i have given. >> the goosebumps on natalie's arm.ly in the northeast. warm weather through the gulf coast. slight risk of strong storms up into the interior sections of the northwest. sunny and 91. tomorrow, again, sunny, cool, very chilly start to the day in the northeast. mild through the great lakes. risk of strong storms again in the pacific northwest. sizzling southwest into southern california and lots of sunshine >>> well, we have been seeing a little bit of a coolish start to the morning with the seabreeze really firing up. you can see it both in fairfield and through the san bruno gap into san mateo, by the airport, west wairnsd the 20. it is going to be an all-day seabreeze that helps to keep the temperatures mild today and into tomorrow, before things start to warm up. 60s, san francisco, 70s near oakland, upper 70s, san jose, mild temperatures through thursday, move into the weekend, see temperatures inland soaring well into the 90s and staying there until know early next week. d that weather, did you know you can go to t

natalie. >> all right. michelle in london. thank you. >>> wall street in what is moving the markets. mandy drury joins us. >> apple stock, natalie, is sharply lower down 5% as we speak. some feel it is a victim of its success. the expectations are so high for apple's groundbreaking technology. you know the wow factor on a regular basis. we got two phones. the 5 s and then the 5 c. there was a lot of disappointment that the china mobile, the largest mobile phone company was not announced. the stock was above $700 a share in september of last year. back to you. >> thank you, mandy. >>> in tennessee, take a look at this. a strange visitor the other day. the black bear through downtown gatlinburg. trying to get in the convention center there. cross the street in the crosswalk there. the family caught it on a cell phone before the bear then took off. i like the fact that people seemed to be milling about and not minding if the bear is behind them. >> the bear did not jay walk. >> he was waiting for the cross town bus. >> mr. roker,

. >> natalie is going to be drunk forever. >> homeland last night. >> i love fall tv, though. so good. >> snl. >> snl. >> remember when you got the fall edition of the tv guide. >> vaguely. >> i remember it, al. >> he was ten years old. >> i was on the cover. >> oh. >> you get that premiere week edition of the tv guide and i was such a nerd. i would literally get two copies, one to save and one to go through. look at what's coming -- >> you would save them? what would you save them for? >> he really did read it for the articles. >> i was on the cover of the v guide that george -- >> true story? >> in the sinefeld episode i'm on. >> really? >> he says al roker, same thing. >> okay. well, you brought it up. were you happy with that finale because a lot of people weren't? >> i can't even remember it. >> in jail. >> it is a metaphor. it's a metaphor. >> really? i don't do metaphors. >> no. >> you liked the soprano's ending. that was a total metaphor. >> it was open ended. >> we mentioned snl. they had a big night. >> yes, they did. >> tina fey was great. >> she played that girl. >

natalie has answers on what could be more iconic than wonder bread. >> there's always room for jell-oton helped build a company. >> if you know but when e.f. hutton talks, people listen. what else you got? >> louis, get -- >> -- out of here. you don't get paid by the second on screen, louis. >> deidre says i had a hostess cupcake. my significant other swears the frosting isn't as thick. >> they might be cutting back. one more. >> carmike says kleenex. i never knew what a tissue was growing up. >> coke, q-tip. you name the whole you don't say cotton swab. heinz ketchup, obviously and the jolly green giant, another that natalie probably had commercials before she was born. "morning joe" starts now. >> we have now put together a segment that we hope will give the legislative bodies in washington the incentive they need to get together. it's called united states congress, finding common ground. ♪ >> i love horses. >> i love horses. >> i love horses. >> i love monkeys. [ buzzer ] >> my

natalie tejada reports. 50 years later the bombing of the birmingham church is seen as a turning pointn the civil rights movement. >> reporter: they came to birmingham's 16th street baptist church to reflect. that sunday in 1963, love and forgiveness would be put to the test. a bomb planted by a white supremist ripped through the building. 200 people were inside. 22 were injured. denise mcnair, carol robertson, addie mae collins, and cynthia wesley, four little girls, all under the age of 15, were killed. former secretary of state condoleezza rice, a birmingham native, was a friend of denise mcnair. >> i said to my parents as the events were unfolding on television, why do they hate us so much. and i remember my father simply saying they're hateful men, they're just hateful men. >> reporter: the horrific attack shocked the nation, making america take a deep look at racial inequality and injustice. it also helped strengthen the civil rights movement and helped influence the pass alk age of t civil rights in 1964. but in birmingham they came to remember. >> in looking forward it is truly

. >> so natalie, you're out. >> i'm out. that's a definite no. >> natalie is a no. >> that would be hilariouhilari >> willie and mel be signed up. >> it's after midnight and you have to be 18 and older. >> or drunk. >> so kathie lee and hoda are signing up. >> a lot of people will do it. >> a couple of drinks and run through nude. >>> these are videos from a georgia father who dresses up as his alter ego. this is his way of disciplining kids. his name is blake wilson. he puts on the batman mask and gets in the dark knight voice to inspire his four children to behave. >> drink up so you can wet the bed. >> you need to cover your mouth. you're spreading germs. >> who are you talking to? >> mommy. >> ask her what's for dinner. >> you forgot to say please. >> hurry up. we're going late. >> get out of there. it's almost dinner time. you'll spoil your appetite. >> are you going to swallow it. >> yes. >> then no. >> love him. bat dad. >> that's hilarious. >> how great is that. >> that's a great dad. >> that's comic genius too. >> m

i just am who i am. >> natalie was one of them. i did. my room. >> i did too. >> in addition to the show that comes out, fox is active working with the michael j. fox foundation for parkinson's research. i'm on the board of that foundation. my father came out publicly with the disease last year and i joined the board. the michael j. fox show premieres tomorrow night at 9:00, 8:00 central here on nbc. what an incredible attitude he has about this. it's easy when you have parkinson's to shrink back and not want to put yourself out there. he is the exact opposite. he runs into it. >> he was so good in spin city. he kept that comedic timing. welcome back michael. glad to have you back. >> the question most parents asked themselves at some point. sit okay to fight in front of your kids? >> we'll talk to some parents and find out what expert versus to say on the issue. that's coming up right after this. mom, dad told me that cheerios is good for your heart, is that true? says here that cheerios has whole grain oats that can help remove some cho